Search - evidence

1. 2020 Strategy
(Pathways/About Us)

... also outlines our core expertise: Prevention We work to stop problems before they start so people can reach their potential Evidence-based best practice We learn from and share what works well ...

2. Snapshot of nation’s housing supply ‘depressing reading’
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... of the nation’s housing profile.  “If there was any further evidence needed that Australia’s housing situation is in very bad shape, then this is it,” said Mission Australia’s head of social policy, ...

3. Concern at the number of homeless people turned away
(Daily News/Blog)

... two years it’s obvious we haven’t succeeded in ‘turning off the tap’ in terms of people entering into homelessness. “It’s also further evidence that we’re failing to provide adequate assistance to homeless ...

4. Lead experts
(Pathways/About Us)

... for a fairer Australia and develop evidence-based services. RSPU works with universities, other community service providers and government agencies on research and policy projects. Its reports and submissions ...

5. Is there a better approach to remote Aboriginal communities?
(Daily News/Blog)

... we’re going backwards. As evidence, a recent Department of Finance Strategic Review of Indigenous Expenditure provides depressing reading. It said that despite the Australian Government spending $3.5 ...

6. Help them, don't lock them away
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... offenders to simply be punished and locked away, I believe what the public really wants is to feel safe and for young people to lead rich and fulfilling lives. The evidence is in: detention and public ...

7. Media coverage - Courier Mail: Help them, don't lock them away
(Daily News/Blog)

... believe what the public really wants is to feel safe and for young people to lead rich and fulfilling lives. The evidence is in: detention and public humiliation don't work and taxpayers are paying through ...

8. Push for child-friendliness
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... for Children managerAngela Power. "It's important to have child-friendly communities," she said. "There's evidence a safe and friendly environment for kids leads to better educational and social ...

9. Call to give kids drug/alcohol lessons
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... or ineffective. Some children relied on inaccurate information from the internet. "There is most certainly evidence to show children are dabbling as young as 10," she said. "The biggest risk time ...

10. Poor housing and illness intrinsically linked, reports show
(News/Media Releases Archive)

...  “Housing and health are both significant and priority areas of government expenditure and service delivery. This research provides hard and direct evidence for what common sense tells us,” Mr Keenan ...

11. Help needed for kids from disadvantaged families to make successful transition to school
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... international evidence that the early years of a person’s life establish the foundations for adulthood. If there is upheaval during this time – particularly during the transition from preschool to school ...

12. Michael’s Intensive Supported Housing Accord Service (MISHA) (NSW)
(Community Services/Community Services)

... through intensive case management and wrap-around support services. Results from this project, which ended in late 2010, will provide evidence for policies and programs for many years to come. Further ...

13. The Michael Project
(Research/Research and Social Policy)

... an evidence base that we hope will change the way homelessness services are delivered. The results, published in The Michael Project, 2007-2010: New perspectives and possibilities for homeless men, show ...

14. Inequality is growing in Australia: ACOSS
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Australia, as evidenced by the CPI has risen by 34% with energy expenses in particular doubling in the past decade and expected to double again in the next 5 years. And ACOSS believes this is understating ...

15. Drug and Alcohol Youth Service (WA)
(Community Services/Community Services)

... Support Services These services aim to reduce the harms associated with drug and alcohol misuse by providing young people with appropriate support that is accessible, flexible and evidence-based. Capacity-building ...

16. Research and Social Policy
(Research/Research and Social Policy)

... research work Working across each of our pathways, RSPU is key to our capacity to advocate for a fairer Australia and develop evidence-based services. In partnership with universities, other community ...

17. Early Learning Services - Eumemmerring
(Early Learning Services/VIC)

... on evidence and what is socially and culturally important. Learning through play, supporting children's learning and improving quality are extremely important to me. Eumemmerring centre ...

18. How homeless men are faring: Some initial outcomes from the Michael Project
(Downloads/Social Policy Reports/Social Policy Reports Documents)

... developing a new model of support; and • providing an evidence base for policy and program development in the delivery of homeless services. This is the second snapshot examining the circumstances of ...

19. Increasing our understanding of homeless men: The Michael Project
(Downloads/Social Policy Reports/Social Policy Reports Documents)

... The Michael Project, and adds to the body of evidence policy makers and practitioners can draw on.  ...

20. Pathways to Prevention Project
(Downloads/Social Policy Reports/Social Policy Reports Documents)

Australia-first study shows achievements of groundbreaking early-intervention program. The most comprehensive analysis of a major Australian early intervention program has provided clear evidence it reduces ...

21. Strange Bedfellows - Integrated Clinical & Non Clinical Programs at a Residential Treatment Program
(Downloads/Social Policy Reports/Social Policy Reports Documents)

This paper aims to present Triple Care Farm’s (TCF) integrated treatment model and explore the model’s effectiveness as an integrated treatment program for young people with complex AOD and MH needs, evidenced ...

22. Our Response to Commonwealth Gov Discussion Paper - National Mental Health & Disability Employment
(Downloads/Policy Submissions/Policy Submissions Documents)

... and mental health. There is strong evidence that many people with a disability or mental illness are currently excluded from the Australian community in a range of areas of their life. This has both individual ...

23. Australian Quality Training Framework - Audit Summary
(Downloads/Miscellaneous Documents/Documents)

... audit reviews evidence of an organisations’ compliance with the requirements of the AQTF Essential Conditions and Standards of Initial/Continuing Registration to confirm that it is achieving quality training ...